Villanelle
A Kintsugi Heart
I was talking with a lovely friend and they described me as their gold for Kintsugi, I was taken aback by this beautiful compliment, although I shouldn't have been, but said that should be a poem. The focus on this is care and healing for those who need it.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 2 months ago in Poets
Three senses against one
"A picture's worth a thousand words." They see a worm from far away, So why are we not ruled by birds? The words are felt and seen and heard, But pictures still require rays. A picture's worth a thousand words? The written knowledge man transferred Could still destroy the birds of prey. So, why are we not ruled by birds? Clichés can charm while truth gets blurred. It's one whole sketch to show "malaise". A picture's worth a THOUSAND words? With flags and eagles on their shirts, The bird's the boss they seem to say. So why are we not ruled by birds? Though eyes in instants are preferred, It takes too long to draw "cliché". A picture's worth a thousand words So why are we not ruled by birds?
By A. S. Lawrence2 months ago in Poets
Three senses against one
"A picture's worth a thousand words." They see a worm from far away, So why are we not ruled by birds? The words are felt and seen and heard, But pictures still require rays. A picture's worth a thousand words? The written knowledge man transferred Could still destroy the birds of prey. So, why are we not ruled by birds? Clichés can charm while truth gets blurred. It's one whole sketch to show "malaise". A picture's worth a THOUSAND words? Though eyes in instants are preferred, It takes too long to draw "cliché". So, why are we not ruled by birds? With flags and eagles on their shirts, The bird's the boss they seem to say. A picture's worth a thousand words So why are we not ruled by birds?
By A. S. Lawrence2 months ago in Poets
We Hold These Truths to be Self-Evident
Some things we just know: if it’s not on the x-ray, there is no pain (the doctors, they tell us so). On the eve of the millennium, the world’s gonna blow, and your body could melt on a high speed train (some things we just know). Smoking eases anxiety, most studies show; women don’t feel desire and babies don’t feel pain (the scientists, they tell us so). Your race and your skull might make you slow; queer identity is a disease in the brain (some things we just know). The earth is flat and off the end you might go; the left-handed man carries a curse like a stain (the holy men, they tell us so). On our passage through time, there’s no need to look below; The wise may be mistaken once, but surely not again. Some things we just know (history, it tells us so).
By Raistlin Allen2 months ago in Poets
The Plagiaristic New Wave Tarot
Introduction I was not sure I could actually do this because the villanelle format is based on repetition., so I counted up the actual number of lines in a villanelle and got thirteen which I assume is appropriate for a New Wave Tarot based poem.
By Mike Singleton 💜 Mikeydred 3 months ago in Poets
